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Rh mind—the march of the immortal spirit to its final destiny of glory or of shame.

The following are the names which have been given to the mountains and valleys, or hollows, in the moon, and which are referred to in the accompanying picture [See title page].

MOUNTAINS.


 * 1) The Apennines.
 * 2) The Caucasts.
 * 3) The Alps.
 * 4) Taurus
 * 5) Hæmus.
 * 6) The Altai Mountains,
 * 7) The Cordilleras.
 * 8) The Riphæ Mountains.
 * 9) The Carpathians.
 * 10) The Hercynian Mountains.

HOLLOWS, OR VALLEYS.

A. The Crisian Sea.

B. The Sea of Fertility (!!).

C. The Sea of Nectar.

D. The Tranquil Sea.

E. Tho Serene Sea.

F. The Sea of Dreams.

G. The Sea of Death

H. The Dreamy Marsh.

I. The Cold Sea.

K. The Sea of Vapors.

L. The Middle Bay.

M. The Sea of Clouds.

N. The Sea of Mist.

O. The Bay of Epidemics.

P. The Stormy Ocean,

Q. The Showery Sea.

R. The Sea of Rainbows.

S. The Sea of Dews.

T. Humboldt's Sea.

As will be seen, astronomers have done what they could to relieve the dreariness of nature by a free indulgence in fanciful names, Dr. Chalmers, speaking of the advantages derived from the discovery of the telescope and microscope, says, " The one led me to see a system in every star. The other leads me to see a world in every atom. The one taught me that this mighty globe, with the whole burden of its people, and of its countries, is but a grain of sand on the high field of immensity. The other teaches me that every grain of sand may harbor within it the tribes and families of a busy population. The one told me of the insignificance of the world I tread upon. The other redeems it from all its insignificance; for it tells me that in the leaves of every forest, and in the flowers of every garden, and in the waters of every rivulet, there are worlds teeming with life, and numberless as are the glories of the firmament. The one has suggested to me that beyond